Craft Lake City

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We’re excited to announce a two-day fundraiser for the Youth Artisan Entrepreneur Program! Community members are invited to support the program, which aims to empower youth artisans to pursue creative entrepreneurship by teaching entrepreneurial skills and providing free, enriching afterschool arts instruction and mentoring. Students who take part in the Youth Artisan Entrepreneur Program are additionally offered a space at Kid Row, a Saturday-only pop-up market at the Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival dedicated to uplifting and empowering Utah’s next generation of creative makers. This year’s Kid Row will take place Saturday, August 10, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and gives artists 18 and under the opportunity to sell their work, learn business skills and kickstart their dreams of owning a creative business. Donations benefiting the Youth Artisan Entrepreneur Program can be made from now until 11:59 p.m. MDT on Wednesday, March 27. You can donate through Venmo (@craftlakecity1) or Donorbox: https://lnkd.in/gM6y-J-D

In 2023, we celebrated our 15th anniversary with yet another year of new achievements and exponential growth for the organization. We expanded our scholarship initiatives, grew the Youth Artisan Entrepreneur Program, brought nationally recognized acts to our largest DIY Fest yet, and more. We’re proud to share our full 2023 Annual Report with you and invite you to read about the incredible work done by Craft Lake City’s staff, our partners and volunteers, and Utah’s creative culture last year: https://lnkd.in/g3ThVQ7F

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Craft Lake City is thrilled to say that applications are now OPEN for the 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons! Local makers & musicians of all mediums are invited to be part of the largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival in Utah. Applications are open from now until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024: https://lnkd.in/gPedGhac

Craft Lake City celebrated 15 years in 2023, and we’re so proud of all that we were able to accomplish! While the full report will be available at a later date, some of our favorite achievements include: -  bringing National headliners to the Annual DIY Festival for the first time - offering 20 scholarships across both the DIY Fest and our Annual Holiday Market, expanding our Scholarship & Mentor Program by 400% - Representing SLC at the NBA All Star Crossover fan event - Hosting local indie game developers on Indie Game Day at the DIY Fest and in the Indie Game Arcade at the Holiday Market - Announcing the Annual Craft Lake City LetterWest! We can’t wait to see what 2024 holds for our organization, and are so grateful to all who celebrated 15 years with us and made 2023 a success.

Thank you, Utah Cultural Alliance! We're proud to be a member with you.

Donate any amount today to support Craft Lake City’s programming in 2024 and beyond, from Inclusion to STEM to Education. As part of our #GivingTuesday campaign, Cricut is giving us a $500 challenge grant donation if we reach our goal! Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/gkdT7-gP

Did you catch our Celebration of the Hand and Local Voices installations this year? From our partnerships with Red Butte Garden, Equality Utah and International Rescue Committee to the celebration of our organization’s 15th year along with our current gallery of photos by local photographer Russel Albert Daniels, these installations have allowed us to highlight 33 local artisans across five public art installations displayed in 14 large frames along Broadway (300 S) at the heart of downtown Salt Lake City in 2023. Donate $150 on #GivingTuesday tomorrow and you can cover the cost of printing and installing one plakat: https://lnkd.in/gkdT7-gP

In 2023, we expanded our Scholarship & Mentor Program with two new scholarship types—the ArtAbility Scholarship and the LGBTQ+ Scholarship! Alongside the existing Artisan Scholarship, we added this program to the Holiday Market Inclusion Program for the first time. This resulted in a 400% expansion of our initiatives and the provision of scholarships to 20 emerging local artisans. Donate $100 this #GivingTuesday season and provide a stipend to mentors who train and support emerging artisans in our Scholarship & Mentor Program and Sponsored Entrepreneurs Program: https://lnkd.in/gkdT7-gP